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All About Linux: Sun Microsystems--Doing All it Can to Propagate Its Immense Software Wealth

"A couple of weeks back, Sun Microsystems created a buzz in the
tech world when it announced its decision to release their flag
ship language Java under a GPL license albeit GPL v2. But even
though it could have surprised and gladdened the Free Software fans
the world over, it is clear that it was a well calculated, deeply
thought out decision which was aimed at the survival and further
propagation of the Java language.

"It is true that at its core, Sun is a hardware company with the
bulk of its revenue being generated from selling high end servers,
workstations and storage solutions..."